Vehicle roof rack assembly

ABSTRACT

A roof rack assembly for a vehicle includes a pedestal including an indentation. A roof rail is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration relative to the pedestal. In the first configuration, a toggle loop of the roof rail is positioned in a first orientation relative to the indentation. In the second configuration, the toggle loop is positioned in a second orientation relative to the indentation.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates to vehicle roof rails that are reorientable andmodular.

BACKGROUND

Vehicle roofs may include roof rails that can be used as mounting pointsfor securing cargo. Standard roof rails typically extend longitudinallyon a vehicle. However, cross-car roof rails are typically required tomount bulkier or longer items to the vehicles. In some cases, customersmust purchase add-on, secondary cross-car rails that mount on top of thestandard longitudinal rails.

SUMMARY

A roof rack assembly for a vehicle according to an exemplary aspect ofthe present disclosure includes a pedestal including an indentation. Aroof rail is movable between a first configuration and a secondconfiguration relative to the pedestal. In the first configuration, atoggle loop of the roof rail is positioned in a first orientationrelative to the indentation. In the second configuration, the toggleloop is positioned in a second orientation relative to the indentation.

In another example of the foregoing assembly, the toggle loop includes aflat front loop portion, and further the pedestal includes a first faceconfigured to receive the flat front loop portion in the firstconfiguration and a second face that is substantially orthogonal to thefirst face and configured to receive the flat front loop portion in thesecond configuration.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the indentationspans from the first face to the second face and is configured toreceive the flat front loop portion.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the roof railincludes a lever actuatable to fasten the toggle loop to the pedestal.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the toggle loopincludes loop ends engaging the lever and a front loop portionconfigured to be received in the indentation in both the first andsecond configuration.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, actuation of thelever translates the loop ends away from the pedestal such that thefront loop portion is fastened within the indentation.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the roof railincludes a base and at least one rotatable member mounted on the base,the rotatable member rotatable from a stowed position in which it issubstantially parallel to the base to a vertically extending position.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the at least onerotatable member includes a first rotatable member and a secondrotatable member each rotatable about respective pivot points locatedtowards opposed longitudinal ends of the base.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the pivot pointsinclude a stop at the vertically extending position, and the rotatablemembers each form an obtuse angle with the base at said verticallyextending position.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the roof railincludes a divider mounted to the base between the first and secondrotatable members, and wherein the members and divider form asubstantially continuous top surface of the roof rail when the membersare in the stowed position.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the divider andthe rotatable members are removable from the roof rail.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the roof railincludes a retractable tie-down cordage mechanism.

A roof rack assembly for a vehicle according to an exemplary aspect ofthe present disclosure includes at least one endcap including apedestal. At least one roof rail is movable between a longitudinalconfiguration and a cross-car configuration. A toggle loop of the atleast one roof rail is configured to engage the pedestal in both thelongitudinal and the cross-car configuration.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the at least oneroof rail is removable from the at least one endcap.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the at least oneroof rail is extendable between a first length in the cross-carconfiguration and a second, different length in the longitudinalconfiguration.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the at least oneroof rail includes a first roof rail and a second roof rail, and thefirst and second roof rails each include two toggle loops.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, the at least oneendcap includes a first endcap and a second endcap located towards afront of the vehicle and a third endcap and a fourth endcap locatedtowards a rear of the vehicle, the first and third endcaps locatedtowards a first lateral side of the vehicle and the second and fourthendcaps located towards a second, opposed lateral side of the vehicle.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, in thelongitudinal configuration, the toggle loops of the first roof railengage with the pedestals of the first and third endcaps, and the toggleloops of the second roof rail engage with the pedestals of the secondand fourth endcaps.

In another example of any of the foregoing assemblies, in the cross-carconfiguration, the toggle loops of the first roof rail engage with thepedestals of the first and second endcaps, and the toggle loops of thesecond roof rail engage with the pedestals of the third and fourthendcaps.

The embodiments, examples and alternatives of the preceding paragraphs,the claims, or the following description and drawings, including any oftheir various aspects or respective individual features, may be takenindependently or in any combination. Features described in connectionwith one embodiment are applicable to all embodiments, unless suchfeatures are incompatible.

The various features and advantages of this disclosure will becomeapparent to those skilled in the art from the following detaileddescription. The drawings that accompany the detailed description can bebriefly described as follows.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a motor vehicle with a roof rack assembly configuredin a longitudinal configuration.

FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-car configuration of the roof rack assemblyof FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary roof rack assembly.

FIG. 4 illustrates an isometric cross-section taken through section 4-4in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 illustrates a quick-release mechanism engaging a pedestal of aroof rack assembly in the longitudinal configuration.

FIG. 6 illustrates the quick-release mechanism engaging the pedestal inthe cross-car configuration.

FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary roof rail of a roof rack assembly.

FIG. 8 illustrates the roof rail of FIG. 7 with the rotatable members ina vertically extending position.

FIG. 9 illustrates the roof rail of FIG. 7 with the rotatable membersand divider removed.

FIG. 10 illustrates another exemplary roof rail of a roof rack assembly.

FIG. 11 illustrates a method of reorienting the roof rack assembly fromthe longitudinal configuration to the cross-car configuration.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

This disclosure details a vehicle roof rack assembly with roof railsthat are reorientable and may include modular components. An exemplaryroof rack assembly may include endcaps and movable rails with connectionfeatures configured to engage with the endcaps. The movable rails mayinclude a base mounting connectable components. These and other featuresof this disclosure are described in greater detail in the followingparagraphs of this detailed description.

FIG. 1 illustrates a motor vehicle 10 including a roof rack assembly 12configured in a longitudinal configuration. In an embodiment, thevehicle 10 is a sport utility vehicle (SUV). However, the vehicle 10could alternatively be configured as a car, a truck, a van, or any othertype of vehicle within the scope of this disclosure. The vehicle 10could also be a conventional motor vehicle, a battery powered hybrid orelectric vehicle, or an autonomous vehicle (i.e., a driverless vehicle).

The vehicle 10 includes a roof 14 that establishes an upper barriersurface for enclosing a passenger cabin 16 of the vehicle 10. The roofrack assembly 12 is mounted to the roof 14 and may provide a mountingpoint for securing cargo on the vehicle.

The roof rack assembly 12 may include a first endcap 18 a, a secondendcap 18 b, a third endcap 18 c, and a fourth endcap 18 d mounted tothe roof 14. The endcaps 18 a and 18 b are located towards the front ofthe vehicle 10, and the endcaps 18 c and 18 d are located towards a rearof the vehicle 10. The endcaps 18 a and 18 c may be located towards afirst lateral side of the vehicle, in this example the right, orpassenger side of the vehicle 10. The endcaps 18 b and 18 d may belocated towards a second lateral side of the vehicle that is opposed tothe first side, in this example the left, or driver side of the vehicle10.

The roof rack assembly 12 may further include a first roof rail 20 a anda second roof rail 20 b. In the longitudinal configuration illustratedin FIG. 1 , the roof rails 20 a/20 b extend longitudinally with respectto the vehicle and therefore extend in parallel with the length of thevehicle 10. In this configuration, the first roof rail 20 a extendsbetween and engages with endcaps 18 a and 18 c such that it is locatedtowards the first lateral side, and the second roof rail 20 b extendsbetween and engages with the endcaps 18 b and 18 c such that it islocated towards the second lateral side.

The roof rails 20 a/20 b may include a square prism shape, i.e. theyinclude a square cross-section, and each may include a flat top surface22. However, other roof rail shapes are further contemplated within thescope of this disclosure. The endcaps 18 a/18 b/18 c/18 d may representany sort of mounting interface or structure. The endcaps 18 a/18 b/18c/18 d may also include flat top portions 24 that mount longitudinallywith respect to the vehicle 10. In the longitudinal configuration, thetop surface 22 of the roof rails 20 a/20 b and the flat top portion 24of the endcaps 18 a/18 b/18 c/18 d form a substantially continuous topsurface 26 of the roof rack assembly 12.

FIG. 2 illustrates the roof rack assembly 12 configured in a cross-carconfiguration. In the cross-car configuration, the roof rails 20 a/20 bmount transversely across the vehicle roof 14. In this configuration,the first roof rail 20 a may mount between and engage with the endcaps18 a and 18 b such that it is located towards a front of the vehicle 10,and the second roof rail 20 b may mount between and engage with theendcaps 18 c and 18 d such that it is located towards a rear of thevehicle 10.

The roof rails 20 a/20 b are movable between the longitudinalconfiguration illustrated in FIG. 1 and the cross-car configurationillustrated in FIG. 2 . In this regard, the roof rails 20 a/20 b mayinclude a quick-release mechanism 28 near each of their longitudinalends. The quick release mechanisms 28 allow a user to easily disengagethe roof rails 20 a/20 b from the endcaps 18 a/18 b/18 c/18 d, reorientthe roof rails 20 a/20 b from the longitudinal to the cross-carconfiguration, or vise versa, and then reengage the roof rails 20 a/20 bwith the endcaps.

The longitudinal configuration may be aesthetically preferable to theuser and may result in less drag during vehicle travel. However, thecross-car configuration may better enable a user to mount bulkier orlonger items to the vehicle 10, such as luggage, lumber, campingequipment, bikes, kayaks, etc. The roof rack assembly 12 allows a userto utilize the advantages of both configurations for a given situationwithout requiring additional components.

FIG. 3 illustrates the roof rack assembly 12 separately from the vehicle10 and with the roof rails 20 a/20 b disengaged from the endcaps 18 a/18b/18 c/18 d. The endcaps 18 a/18 b/18 c/18 d may each include a pedestal30. The pedestal 30 is a vertically extending member or pin which isconfigured to interface with the quick release mechanisms 28 of the roofrails 20 a/20 b in both the longitudinal configuration and the crosscar-configuration. In this example, the distance between the pedestals30 of the endcaps 18 a and 18 b may be equal to the distances betweenthe pedestals 30 of the endcaps 18 a and 18 c, the endcaps 18 b and 18d, and the endcaps 18 c and 18 d. In other words, the pedestals 30 maybe located at the corners of a square.

FIG. 4 illustrates an isometric cross-section of the quick releasemechanism 28 of one of the roof rails 20 a/20 b and the pedestal 30 ofone of the endcaps 18 a/18 b/18 c/18 d. The quick release mechanism 28may include a toggle loop 32 and a lever 34. The toggle loop 32 mayinclude a flat front loop portion 32 a and loop ends 32 b that areconnected to the lever 34.

The pedestal 30 may include a first face 30 a and a second face 30 bthat is substantially orthogonal to the first face 30 a. In an example,the first face 30 a faces toward the endcap 18 b and the second face 30b faces in a direction towards a lateral side of the vehicle 10. Thepedestal 30 may further include an indentation 36 spanning from thefirst face 30 a to the second face 30 b.

FIG. 5 illustrates the quick release mechanism 28 engaging the pedestal30 in the longitudinal configuration of the roof rail 20 b, and FIG. 6illustrates the quick release mechanism 28 engaging the pedestal 30 inthe cross-car configuration of the roof rail 20 b. As can beappreciated, the indentation 36 of the pedestal 30 is configured toreceive the flat front loop portion 32 a of the toggle loop 32 in bothorientations. Specifically, the flat front loop portion 32 a may engagea first portion 36 a of the indentation 36 that is disposed on the firstface 30 a of the pedestal 30 in the longitudinal configuration and mayengage a second portion 36 b of the indentation 36 that is disposed onthe second face 30 b of the pedestal 30 in the cross-car configuration.

Referring now to FIGS. 4-6 , the lever 34 is actuatable to fasten thetoggle loop 32 to the pedestal 30. The loop ends 32 b may be rotatablymounted to the lever 34, and the lever 34 is rotatable about a pivotpoint 38. When the lever 34 is pivoted down in a direction D, loop ends32 b are translated away from the pedestal 30 such that the flat frontloop portion 32 a is forced against and received within the indentation36. When the lever 34 is pivoted up in a direction U, or released, theloop ends 32 b are translated towards the pedestal 30 such that the flatfront loop portion 32 a is removable from the indentation 36. In boththe longitudinal configuration and the cross-car configuration, the roofrails 20 a/20 b may include toggle loops 32 that engaged pedestals 30 onboth of their longitudinal ends to secure the roof rails 20 a/20 b inplace.

Although in the illustrated example the quick release mechanisms 28 arelocated at the ends of roof rails 20 a/20 b and pedestals 30 are locatedon the endcaps 18 a/18 b/18 c/18 d, in other example the roof rails 20a/20 b may include pedestals 30 at their longitudinal ends which areconfigured to engage with quick release mechanisms 28 that are locatedon the endcaps 18 a/18 b/18 c/18 d.

The quick release mechanism 28 allows for easy adjustment betweenconfigurations without the need for any additional tools or hardware.The indentation 36 aligns the toggle loop 32 vertically on the pedestal30 and facilitates a secure attachment of the roof rails 20 a/20 b tothe pedestals 30. The inclusion of a flat front portion 32 a on thetoggle loop 32 that is adapted to engage first and second substantiallyorthogonal faces 30 a/30 b of the pedestal 30 increases the surface areaof the connection and also aids in constraining and affixing the roofrails 20 a/20 b in place.

FIGS. 7-9 schematically illustrate another example roof rail 120 thatcould be utilized as part of the roof rack assembly 12, for example. Inthis disclosure, like reference numerals designate like elements whereappropriate and reference numerals with the addition of one-hundred ormultiples thereof designate modified elements that are understood toincorporate the same features and benefits of the correspondingelements.

The roof rail 120 may include a base 40 configured to mount one or morequick-connect components. The base 40 and the quick-connect componentsare configured such that a user can easily add or remove components tothe base 40. In one example, the base 40 may include an invertedT-shaped slot configured to receive quick-connect components withT-shape flanges. In this example, the T-shaped flange of a quick-connectcomponent may slide into, or be removed from, the inverted T-shaped slotof the base 40 at an opening at a longitudinal end of the base 40. Thequick-connect components may then be slid to a desired location on thebase 40 and fastened. In another example, the base 40 may include aplurality of longitudinally spaced receptors configured to receivequick-connect components with a turn-pin, or bayonet mount attachmentfeature. In this example, a quick connect component may be insertedwithin a receptor of the base 40 at a desired location and then rotatedsuch that the turn-pin attachment feature locks the component in place.In another example, the quick-connect components may be attached to thebase 40 via a snap-fit buckle mechanism. The above examples should beconstrued to be non-limiting, and the base 40 and quick-connectcomponents may be configured in any manner that allows a user to easilyadd and remove components from the base 40.

In the example of FIG. 7 , a first rotatable member 42 a, a secondrotatable member 42 b, and a divider 44 are quick-connect componentsthat may be mounted to the base 40. FIG. 7 illustrates the first andsecond rotatable members 42 a/42 b in a stowed position wherein they aresubstantially parallel to the base 40. The divider 44 may be mounted tothe base 40 between the first and second rotatable members 42 a/42 b. Inthe stowed position, the divider 44 and the rotatable members 42 a/42 bform a substantially continuous top surface 45 of the roof rail 120.

FIG. 8 illustrates the roof rail 120 when the first and second rotatablemembers 42 a/42 b are rotated about pivot points 46 from the stowedposition to a vertically extending position. The pivot points 46 mayeach include a stop 47 which may be a slanted surface of the base 40configured to constrain additional rotation of the rotatable members 42a/42 b past the vertically extending position. At the verticallyextending position, the rotatable members 42 a/42 b may each form anobtuse angle α relative to the base 40.

When the rotatable members 42 a/42 b are rotated out to the verticallyextending positions, the rotatable members 42 a/42 b and bases 40 mayform a V-shaped support. When two roof rails 120 are oriented in across-car configuration with their rotatable members 42 a/42 b in thevertically extending positions, the roof rails 120 can support cargo 48(e.g., kayaks or other relatively long cargo) schematically illustratedin FIG. 8 extending longitudinally between the rails 120 and laterallyconstrained between the rotatable members 42 a/42 b. The angle α of therotatable members 42 a/42 b in the vertically extending positions allowsthe cargo 48 to be mounted at an angle to better fit on the roof 14.

FIG. 8 further illustrates that the rotatable members 42 a/42 b and/orthe divider 44 may include a retractable tie-down cordage mechanism 50.The retractable tie-down cordage mechanism 50 includes a retractablespool of cordage 52 that a user may unravel to secure the cargo 48 tothe roof rail 120. The cordage 52 may be rope, cable, bungee cord, orany other appropriate tie-down material. In the example of FIG. 8 , thecordage 52 extends out of the divider 44 to anchor points 54 located atthe ends of the rotatable members 42 a/42 b. Alternatively, the cordage52 could extend from the ends of the rotatable member 42 a/42 b toanchor points located on the divider 44.

FIG. 9 illustrates the base 40 of the roof rail 120 without the quickconnect components, e.g. with the rotatable members 42 a/42 b and thedivider 44 removed. Removal of these components may advantageouslydecrease the overall weight of the roof rail 120. Further, removal ofthe quick connect components may provide access to a valley portion 56of the base 40 extending between ridge portions 58 at the longitudinalends of the base 40. The valley portion 56 may provide an ideal surfacefor stacking cargo 48 (e.g., lumber or other cargo) extending betweentwo roof rails 120 in the cross-car configuration. The ridge portions 58serve to laterally constrain cargo 48 within the valley portion 56.

FIG. 9 further illustrates that the retractable tie-down cordagemechanism 50 described above may also be located in one of the ridgeportions 58 of the base 40. In this example, cordage 52 extends from oneof the ridge portions 58 to an anchor point 54 on the other ridgeportion to secure cargo 48 within the valley portion 56.

FIG. 10 illustrates another example roof rail 220 that could be utilizedas part of the roof rack assembly 12, for example. Roof rail 220includes a telescoping function with an inner rail portion 260 and anouter rail portion 262. Both the inner rail portion 260 and the outerrail portion 262 include a quick release mechanism 28 at thelongitudinal ends of roof rail 220. Inner rail portion 260 is slidablyhoused within outer rail portion 262, and may be extended in a directionD to increase the overall length of roof rail 220. A spring 264 may beincluded within the outer rail portion 262 to bias the inner railportion 260 in the direction D with a spring force F.

Roof rail 220 allows for non-equidistant positioning of the pedestals 30of endcaps 18 a/18 b/18 c/18 d. Accordingly, in one example, a cross-cardistance between the pedestals 30 of front endcaps 18 a and 18 b andrear endcaps 18 c and 18 d may be less than a longitudinal distancebetween the pedestals 30 of right-side endcaps 18 a and 18 c andleft-side endcaps 18 b and 18 d. In this example, when the roof rail 220is oriented in the cross-car configuration, the inner rail portion 260is more retracted within the outer rail portion 262 to decrease theoverall length of the roof rail 220, and engagement of the quick releasemechanisms 28 with the pedestals 30 keeps the spring 264 compressed.When the roof rail 22 is oriented in the longitudinal position, thespring 264 biases the inner rail portion 260 to extend further out fromthe outer rail portion 262 to increase the overall length of the roofrail 220 to span the longitudinal distance. Alternatively, the cross-cardistance may be longer than the longitudinal distance.

FIG. 11 , with continued reference to FIGS. 1-10 , illustrates a method200 for reorienting the roof rack assembly 12 from the longitudinalconfiguration to the cross-car configuration. At step 301, a user mayrelease the levers 34 of the quick release mechanisms 28 located on bothends of the first roof rail 20 a to disengage toggle loops 32 from thepedestals 30 of endcaps 18 a and 18 c, and similarly may release thelevers 34 of the quick release mechanisms 28 located on both ends of thesecond roof rail 20 b to disengage toggle loops 32 from the pedestals 30of endcaps 18 b and 18 d. At step 302, the user may maneuver the roofrails 20 a/20 b such that the toggle loops 32 no longer surround thepedestals 30 and the roof rails 20 a/20 b are fully removed from the endcaps 18 a/18 b/18 c/18 d. At step 303, the user may reorient the roofrails 20 a/20 b and position the first roof rail 20 a such that itstoggle loops 32 surround the pedestals 30 of endcaps 18 a and 18 b, andposition the second roof rail 20 b such that its toggle loops 32surround the pedestals 30 of endcaps 18 c and 18 d. At step 304, theuser may actuate the levers 34 of the quick release mechanisms 28 ofboth the first and second roof rail 20 a/20 b such that flat frontportions 32 a of the toggle loops 32 are forced against and fastenedwithin indentations 36 of the pedestals 30 that the toggle loops 32surround to secure the roof rails 20 a/20 b in place. The roof rack 12may be reoriented from the cross-car configuration to the longitudinalconfiguration using similar steps.

The disclosed roof rack assembly 12 allows a user to utilize roof railsin a longitudinal and a cross-car configuration without requiring thepurchase of additional components. The roof rack assembly 12 decreasespart complexity from a traditional cross-car set up, which has typicallyincluded cross-car rails mounted to longitudinal rails, to a singlemechanism that covers both longitudinal and cross-car use cases.Accordingly, the roof rack assembly 12 provides a simple andcost-effective solution that improves a user's experience with vehicle10.

Although the different non-limiting embodiments are illustrated ashaving specific components or steps, the embodiments of this disclosureare not limited to those particular combinations. It is possible to usesome of the components or features from any of the non-limitingembodiments in combination with features or components from any of theother non-limiting embodiments. In other words, the placement andorientation of the various components of the roof rack assembly 12 areshown schematically and could vary within the scope of this disclosure.In addition, the various figures accompanying this disclosure are notnecessarily drawn to scale, and some features may be exaggerated orminimized to emphasize certain details of a particular component.

It should be understood that like reference numerals identifycorresponding or similar elements throughout the several drawings. Itshould be understood that although a particular component arrangement isdisclosed and illustrated in these exemplary embodiments, otherarrangements could also benefit from the teachings of this disclosure.

The foregoing description shall be interpreted as illustrative and notin any limiting sense. A worker of ordinary skill in the art wouldunderstand that certain modifications could come within the scope ofthis disclosure. For these reasons, the following claims should bestudied to determine the true scope and content of this disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A roof rack assembly for a vehicle, comprising: apedestal including an indentation; and a roof rail movable between afirst configuration and a second configuration relative to the pedestal,wherein, in the first configuration, a toggle loop of the roof rail ispositioned in a first orientation relative to the indentation, wherein,in the second configuration, the toggle loop is positioned in a secondorientation relative to the indentation.
 2. The roof rack assembly ofclaim 1, wherein the toggle loop includes a flat front loop portion, andfurther wherein the pedestal includes a first face configured to receivethe flat front loop portion in the first configuration and a second facethat is substantially orthogonal to the first face and configured toreceive the flat front loop portion in the second configuration.
 3. Theroof rack assembly of claim 2, wherein the indentation spans from thefirst face to the second face and is configured to receive the flatfront loop portion.
 4. The roof rack assembly of claim 1, wherein theroof rail includes a lever actuatable to fasten the toggle loop to thepedestal.
 5. The roof rack assembly of claim 4, wherein the toggle loopincludes loop ends engaging the lever and a front loop portionconfigured to be received in the indentation in both the first andsecond configuration.
 6. The roof rack assembly of claim 5, whereinactuation of the lever translates the loop ends away from the pedestalsuch that the front loop portion is fastened within the indentation. 7.The roof rack assembly of claim 1, wherein the roof rail includes a baseand at least one rotatable member mounted on the base, the rotatablemember rotatable from a stowed position in which it is substantiallyparallel to the base to a vertically extending position.
 8. The roofrack assembly of claim 7, wherein the at least one rotatable memberincludes a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member eachrotatable about respective pivot points located towards opposedlongitudinal ends of the base.
 9. The roof rack assembly of claim 8,wherein the pivot points include a stop at the vertically extendingposition, and the rotatable members each form an obtuse angle with thebase at said vertically extending position.
 10. The roof rack assemblyof claim 8, wherein the roof rail includes a divider mounted to the basebetween the first and second rotatable members, and wherein the membersand divider form a substantially continuous top surface of the roof railwhen the members are in the stowed position.
 11. The roof rack assemblyof claim 10, wherein the divider and the rotatable members are removablefrom the roof rail.
 12. The roof rack assembly of claim 1, wherein theroof rail includes a retractable tie-down cordage mechanism.
 13. Avehicle including the roof rack assembly of claim
 1. 14. A roof rackassembly for a vehicle, comprising: at least one endcap including apedestal; at least one roof rail movable between a longitudinalconfiguration and a cross-car configuration; wherein a toggle loop ofthe at least one roof rail is configured to engage the pedestal in boththe longitudinal and the cross-car configuration.
 15. The roof rackassembly of claim 14, wherein the at least one roof rail is removablefrom the at least one endcap.
 16. The roof rack assembly of claim 14,wherein the at least one roof rail is extendable between a first lengthin the cross-car configuration and a second, different length in thelongitudinal configuration.
 17. The roof rack assembly of claim 14,wherein the at least one roof rail includes a first roof rail and asecond roof rail, and the first and second roof rails each include twotoggle loops.
 18. The roof rack assembly of claim 17, wherein the atleast one endcap includes a first endcap and a second endcap locatedtowards a front of the vehicle and a third endcap and a fourth endcaplocated towards a rear of the vehicle, the first and third endcapslocated towards a first lateral side of the vehicle and the second andfourth endcaps located towards a second, opposed lateral side of thevehicle.
 19. The roof rack assembly of claim 18, wherein, in thelongitudinal configuration, the toggle loops of the first roof railengage with the pedestals of the first and third endcaps, and the toggleloops of the second roof rail engage with the pedestals of the secondand fourth endcaps.
 20. The roof rack assembly of claim 19, wherein, inthe cross-car configuration, the toggle loops of the first roof railengage with the pedestals of the first and second endcaps, and thetoggle loops of the second roof rail engage with the pedestals of thethird and fourth endcaps.